Spying On The Spys

"Spying on the Spys (7")"
Single by Portastatic
Released 1996
Genre Indie rock
Label Merge Records

Spying on the Spys is a 7" Single by the band Portastatic. It was released on the Merge Records label in 1996. [1]

"Spying on the Spys" is a home recorded 4-track version that differs from the version on the The Nature of Sap LP. It was later released on the Some Small History compilation.

"Do You Want To Buy A Bridge?" is exclusive to this release. It was not included on Some Small History because Mac McCaughan found the song to be "embarrassing" [2]

According to the liner notes both tracks were "Recorded to 4-track cassette on Old North Carolina Highway 86."

The artwork is Artwork is "The Green Nude" by Herbert Gottesman.

Track listing

Side A:

  1. "Spying on the Spys"

Side B:

  1. "Do You Want To Buy A Bridge?"

References